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Excerpt from Miller's Hickory, N. C., City Directory, 1943-1944, Vol. 9: Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character <p>Hickory was first Chartered as a town in 1870. This Charter was amended in 1879, and in March 1913 the Citizens by a large majority adopted what is known as the City Manager form of government, being the first City in North Carolina and one of the first in the United States to adopt this plan. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.